LONG BRANCH – City police officers Thursday chased a man with a stolen credit card for three blocks before making the arrest.

As many as 15 officers were involved in the chase, said Jason Roebuck, the city’s public safety director.

Bruce Champion of the 100 block of Rockwell Avenue was taken into custody behind a house on Myrtle Avenue, Roebuck said. He is charged with burglary, theft, obstruction and hindering arrest, according to Sgt. Jeff Grippaldi. Champion was taken to the Monmouth County jail in Freehold Township, where he remained Friday.

Champion tried to use a stolen credit card at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bell Liquors on Broadway, and ran when police arrived, Roebuck said.

Corporal Antonia Gonzalez, one of the first officers to arrive, began chasing Champion, he said.